Exploring the Dynamic Earth GIS Investigations for the Earth Sciences, ArcGIS Edition
by Hall, Michelle K.; Walker, C. Scott; Huth, Anne; Butler, Robert F.; Kendall, Larry P.Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-09-12
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning
Other versions by this Author
List Price: $84.95
Rent Textbook
Select for Price
New Textbook
We're Sorry
Sold Out
Used Textbook
We're Sorry
Sold Out
eTextbook
We're Sorry
Not Available
How Marketplace Works:
- This item is offered by an independent seller and not shipped from our warehouse
- Item details like edition and cover design may differ from our description; see seller's comments before ordering.
- Sellers much confirm and ship within two business days; otherwise, the order will be cancelled and refunded.
- Marketplace purchases cannot be returned to eCampus.com. Contact the seller directly for inquiries; if no response within two days, contact customer service.
- Additional shipping costs apply to Marketplace purchases. Review shipping costs at checkout.
Summary
Explore, analyze, and elaborate on information you extract using ArcGIS? software with EXPLORING THE DYNAMIC EARTH: GIS INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE EARTH SCIENCES. This interactive investigation lets you tap the power of the ArcGIS? software to explore, manipulate, and analyze large data sets. This guide emphasizes the visualization, analysis, and multimedia integration capabilities inherent to GIS. The GIS information has been preprocessed into maps and legends, and some procedures have been automated so you can focus on the science content.
Table of Contents
| Searching For Evidence | |
| A Changing Earth | |
| Investigating Earth's clues | |
| Discovering plate tectonics | |
| Analyzing plate boundaries | |
| Exploring Plate Tectonics | |
| Testing plate tectonics | |
| Investigating seafloor age | |
| Determining seafloor age | |
| Investigating plate motion | |
| Earthquake Hazards | |
| The Great Lisbon Earthquake | |
| Deadly earthquakes | |
| Seismic hazards | |
| Seismic risk and society | |
| Volcano Hazards | |
| The tragedy of Mont PelTe | |
| Deadly volcanoes | |
| Volcanic hazards | |
| Volcanoes and climate | |
| Tsunami Hazards | |
| Scotch Cap Light Station | |
| Deadly tsunamis | |
| Analysis of a tsunami | |
| Tsunami warning | |
| 2004 Indonesian Tsunami | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
An electronic version of this book is available through VitalSource.
This book is viewable on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and most smartphones.
By purchasing, you will be able to view this book online, as well as download it, for the chosen number of days.
Digital License
You are licensing a digital product for a set duration. Durations are set forth in the product description, with "Lifetime" typically meaning five (5) years of online access and permanent download to a supported device. All licenses are non-transferable.
More details can be found here.
A downloadable version of this book is available through the eCampus Reader or compatible Adobe readers.
Applications are available on iOS, Android, PC, Mac, and Windows Mobile platforms.
Please view the compatibility matrix prior to purchase.